A white rhinoceros and her calf walk in Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa's North West Province in this 2012 file photo from Reuters. In the Texas grassland, home to white-tailed deer and rattlesnakes, outdoorsman Charly Seale sees a vast sanctuary of open spaces that could be used to protect the wild African rhino from its biggest enemy - poachers in search of the...

Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa's speech at the World Rhino Day parade, Pretoria The Chief Executive of SANParks, Dr David Mabunda, The Managing Director of the National Zoological Gardens, The MMC for Environmental Management Services in the City of Tshwane, Government officials Principals, Educators and Learners, Members of the media, I would at the...

The South African government released two important and shocking news items last week. The first announcement revealed that 461 rhinos had been poached in the country to date as of July 3—more than were killed in all of 2011. Poachers target the animals for their horns, which are valued in China and Vietnam for their purported (but nonexistent) medicinal qualities. The second...

A U.S. firm recently gave smart phones to some game rangers in South Africa to help them track poachers who kill rhinos for their horns. An anti-poaching ad campaign in Vietnam, a key illegal market, shows rhinos with human hands or feet in place of horns, which are made from the same material as fingernails and toenails. Despite these and other globe-spanning projects to...

Recent media reports on the issue of possible trade in rhino horns by South Africa have been mischievous and have evidently been playing to the gallery by seeking to create confusion with regards to the government's position on the proposed trade in rhino horns. The South African government is well aware of the worldwide assault on wildlife, particularly rare and endangered...

The future of rhinos might be up in the air. Starting in January 2015, a conservation group will fly as many as 100 rhinos from South Africa to Botswana in an attempt to save the animal from extinction. See also: Can Drones Save African Wildlife From Poachers? The relocation project comes after one of the deadliest years for rhinos on record, with more than 1,000 killed in...

Black Rhinos in South Africa. Kruger Park 2014

published:09 Feb 2014

Black Rhinos in South Africa. Kruger Park 2014

Black Rhinos in South Africa. Kruger Park 2014

published:09 Feb 2014

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From Wikipedia:
Today, there are various threats posed to the black rhinoceros today including habitat changes, illegal poaching, and competing species. Civil disturbances such as war have made mentionably negative effects on the black rhinoceros populations in since the 1960s in countries including, but not limited to, Chad, Cameroon, Rwanda, Mozambique, and Somalia.[2] In the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa, the African elephant Loxotonta africana is posing slight concern involving the black rhinoceroses who also inhabit the area. Both animals are browsers however the elephant\'s diet consists of a wider variety of foraging capacity while the rhinoceros primarily sticks to dwarf shrubs. The black rhinoceros has been found to eat grass as well, however the shortening of its range of available food could be potentially problematic.[57]
Black rhinoceros face problems associated with the minerals they ingest. They have become adjusted to ingesting less iron in the wild due to their evolutionary progression, which poses a problem when placed in captivity. These rhinoceros can overload on iron, which leads to build up in the lungs, liver, spleen, and small intestine.[58] Not only do these rhinoceros face threats being in the wild, but in captivity too. Black rhinoceros have become more susceptible to disease in captivity with high rates of mortality.[55]
Illegal poaching for the international rhino horn trade is the main and most detrimental threat.[2] The killing of these animals is not unique to modern day society. The Chinese have maintained reliable documents of...

Black Rhinos in South Africa. Kruger Park 2014

published:09 Feb 2014

views:312

From Wikipedia:
Today, there are various threats posed to the black rhinoceros today including habitat changes, illegal poaching, and competing species. Civil disturbances such as war have made mentionably negative effects on the black rhinoceros populations in since the 1960s in countries including, but not limited to, Chad, Cameroon, Rwanda, Mozambique, and Somalia.[2] In the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa, the African elephant Loxotonta africana is posing slight concern involving the black rhinoceroses who also inhabit the area. Both animals are browsers however the elephant\'s diet consists of a wider variety of foraging capacity while the rhinoceros primarily sticks to dwarf shrubs. The black rhinoceros has been found to eat grass as well, however the shortening of its range of available food could be potentially problematic.[57]
Black rhinoceros face problems associated with the minerals they ingest. They have become adjusted to ingesting less iron in the wild due to their evolutionary progression, which poses a problem when placed in captivity. These rhinoceros can overload on iron, which leads to build up in the lungs, liver, spleen, and small intestine.[58] Not only do these rhinoceros face threats being in the wild, but in captivity too. Black rhinoceros have become more susceptible to disease in captivity with high rates of mortality.[55]
Illegal poaching for the international rhino horn trade is the main and most detrimental threat.[2] The killing of these animals is not unique to modern day society. The Chinese have maintained reliable documents of...

Rhino Poacher pursuit

published:10 Oct 2014

Rhino Poacher pursuit

Rhino Poacher pursuit

published:10 Oct 2014

views:36

24 hours of chasing down poachers, tune in to follow the daily struggles the Anti poaching rangers of South africa face daily. The rangers fight an uphill battle to keep the iconic species of Africa safe. Some of the problems they face are lack of quality food, boots and hi tech gear to faster pursue the poachers....

Rhino Poacher pursuit

published:10 Oct 2014

views:36

24 hours of chasing down poachers, tune in to follow the daily struggles the Anti poaching rangers of South africa face daily. The rangers fight an uphill battle to keep the iconic species of Africa safe. Some of the problems they face are lack of quality food, boots and hi tech gear to faster pursue the poachers....

From Wikipedia:
Today, there are various threats posed to the black rhinoceros today including habitat changes, illegal poaching, and competing species. Civil disturbances such as war have made mentionably negative effects on the black rhinoceros populations in since the 1960s in countries includin

24 hours of chasing down poachers, tune in to follow the daily struggles the Anti poaching rangers of South africa face daily. The rangers fight an uphill battle to keep the iconic species of Africa safe. Some of the problems they face are lack of quality food, boots and hi tech gear to faster pursu

SA rhino poaching record set in 2014
A record 1,215 rhinos were poached in South Africa in 2014, a 21% increase on the previous year, officials have said.
More than two-thirds were killed in the famed Kruger National Park.
The last few years have all seen new records set, with poaching fuelled by

Even as fifty world leaders are expected in London Thursday for a conference to combat the global illegal trade in wildlife trophies, the poachers are still ...

duration:2:19

published:12 Feb 2014

updated:12 May 2014

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Kruger National Park

Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers 19,485 square kilometres (7,523 sq mi) and extends 360 kilometres (220 mi) from north to south and 65 kilometres (40 mi) from east to west.